East Boldon Metro station
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East Boldon Metro station serves the East Boldon area of South Tyneside
, England
. It is on the Green line of the Tyne and Wear Metro
, and opened in 2002 as part of the extension of the system to Sunderland. Previously it was a railway station, part of the National Rail
network. Northern Rail
trains still travel through the station but don't stop there, while there are also freight trains and empty stock workings for Grand Central.
It is one of the busiest suburban stations on the system, being popular with commuters travelling to Newcastle
and Sunderland. 600,000 passengers a year use the station .
South Tyneside
South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear in North East England.It is bordered by four other boroughs - Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead to the west, Sunderland in the south, and North Tyneside to the north. The border county of Northumberland lies further north...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is on the Green line of the Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro
The Tyne and Wear Metro, also known as the Metro, is a light rail system in North East England, serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland. It opened in 1980 and in 2007–2008 provided 40 million public journeys on its network of nearly...
, and opened in 2002 as part of the extension of the system to Sunderland. Previously it was a railway station, part of the National Rail
National Rail
National Rail is a title used by the Association of Train Operating Companies as a generic term to define the passenger rail services operated in Great Britain...
network. Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
trains still travel through the station but don't stop there, while there are also freight trains and empty stock workings for Grand Central.
It is one of the busiest suburban stations on the system, being popular with commuters travelling to Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
and Sunderland. 600,000 passengers a year use the station .
External links
- Train times and station information for East Boldon Metro station from NexusTyne and Wear Passenger Transport ExecutiveThe Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive using the brandname of Nexus, is the Passenger Transport Executive for the Tyne and Wear region of North East England....